Cant start car after driveing.Have to move pos cable to start

Get a huge amount of corrosion in a very short time. Its ben happening for last year try to keep it clean and tighten it more than i should.Now the con. at the bat. is stripped.But why is it happening so much do i need a bat. or replace the cable.

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Check the negative battery cable for corrosion. I would start by replacing it. Lots internal ground cable corrosion problems on the x-type. If you have a battery light on and the positive cable is very hot then you need to replace the pos. Cable also.

START BY CLEANING THE BATTERY TERMINALS. NEG CABLE OFF FIRST THEN POSITIVE. CLEAN CABLES & TERMINALS PUT CABLES BACK ON & TIGHTEN POS. FIRST, NEGATIVE ON LAST & TIGHTEN. IF THAT DOESN'T DO IT. LOCATE STARTER RELAY ON FENDERWELL. TURN KEY TO START. MEASURE VOLTAGE AT STARTER RELAY. IT SHOULD READ NEAR 12 VOLTS. IF NOT CHECK NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. THE STARTER MAY BE STUCK OR WORN AS A LAST RESORT HOLD IGNITION SWITCH IN START POSITION, AT THE SAME TIME TAP ON METAL PART OF STARTER WITH MEDIUM SIZE HAMMER. IF STARTER GOES AFTER HAMMER TEST, REPAIR OR REPLACE STARTER.

Could be anything from corrosion on cables, loose cables, lose or faulty wiring of wires behind alternator
defective voltage regulator. Visually inspect all the items noted. Then use a volt meter and measure the charging voltage of the alternator. It must be between 13,5 to 14.5 volts with and without accessories on at idle and 2000rpm. Anything below 13.5 weak battery or defective alternator ,lose wiring , corrosion. Anything above the 14.5 volts is a defective regulator.

SOUND LIKE DEAD BATTERY.CHECK BATTERY CABLES MAKE SURE THEY ARE TIGHT FREE FROM CORROSION.CHECK BATTERY VOLTAGE IT SHOULD BE 12.5 VOLTS.IF NOT CHARGE OR REPLACE BATTERY.MAKE SURE ALTERNATOR CHARGING BATTERY.WITH ENGINE RUNNING USING A DIGITAL VOLTMETER HOOK TO CAR BATTERY YOUR VOLTAGE OUT PUT SHOULD BE 13.5 TO 14.5 VOLTS.IF NOT CHECK ALTERNATOR FUSE AND ALTERNATOR WIRES MAKE SURE NONE OF THEM NOT LOOSE OR BROKEN.MAKE SURE DRIVE BELT NOT LOOSE.TURN OFF RADIO BEFORE REMOVING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE.IF BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR GOOD CHECK THE IGNITION SWITCH FUSE.IF SWITCH FUSE IS GOOD.IGNITION SWITCH IS OPEN NEED REPLACING.DISARM AIRBAG IN STEERING WHEEL FIRST BEFORE REMOVING IGNITION SWITCH.REMOVE BATTERY NEGATIVE CABLE WAIT 20 MINUTES TO ALLOW AIRBAG TO DISCHARGE BEFORE REMOVING THE IGNITION SWITCH.

Is the car trying to do anything? If it just clicks, check the connections to the battery and make sure they are clean and tight. (no corrosion) Also, hopefully you charged it with the negative cable off (not a huge thing) but do not try to bypass the battery and jump it and try to get it going on the alternator- this can damage the electronics in the vehicle. The battery acts as a buffer to prevent damage to the vehicle's electronics. Lastly, you may just have a bad cell in the battery. They can corrode over time and on rare occasions they can literally short out themselves, Hope this helps you.

have you chkd the + pos. connection from the battery to the starter?this could be loose and not giving the starter enuff power to turn the car over,or..if you do get a "click" when you try to start it then it could be silonoid on starter(it has two wires on it and most of the time it is connected to the starter however some cars have them on the side of the engine compartment,those types you can replace without replacing starter as well) if you had corrosion on the pos. terminal and wires it may have corrosion in the wire you cant see,i have seen that a few times.clean or replace the wires that have corrosion in them and try to start it, if no start just the click,try the other option i gave you...
hope this helps you out!!!